The Arts
are culture!
The Santa Clara County Office of Education announces the 2024 Young Artist Showcase. This showcase is open to public school students, grades Pre-kindergarten through 12th grade, in Santa Clara County.
Thank you to all those who submitted artwork for the 2024 Young Artist Showcase competition.
Please check back later for information on the 2025 Young Artist Showcase Competition!
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YAS 2024 People's Choice Awards
The following are the K-12 People’s Choice awardees of the 2024 Young Artists Showcase!
1st Grade:
Sophie Wu -
Sophie’s Wonderland Adventures
(Santa Clara Unified School District) - People’s Choice Award
2nd Grade:
Melody Yen -
Lantern World
(Cupertino Union School District) - People’s Choice Award
Audrey Ning -
Happy Chinese New Year From Taiwan (Santa Clara Unified School District) - Honorable Mention
3rd Grade:
Jooha Park -
Spiral of Words (Palo Alto Unified School District) - People’s Choice Award
Ella Kim -
everybody is weird
(Union School District) - Honorable Mention
Anaira Punjabi - Reflections of Nature (Santa Clara Unified School District) - Honorable Mention
4th Grade:
Andrew Yen -
Lanterns of the Dragon Temple
(Cupertino Union School District) - People’s Choice Award
5th Grade:
Natalie Sun -
A Dance of Tradition
(Cupertino Union School District) - People’s Choice Award
Leonardo Hsiao -
Strategic Serenity: The mind melds with the arts
(Saratoga Union School District) - Honorable Mention
6th Grade:
Shihan Yan -
Celebration and Sharing our Culture (Berryessa Union School District) - People’s Choice Award
Efrain Onofre -
Black History
(Mt Pleasant School District) - Honorable Mention
7th Grade:
Sahana Radharamanan -
The Color of Culture
(Union School District) -
Best in Show
Ananya Vasavada -
Art of Rings (Union School District) - Honorable Mention
8th Grade:
Ananya Mujoo -
Proud To Be A Californian
(Evergreen School District) - People’s Choice Award
9th Grade:
Aspen Kalisiak -
Jeden z Toba (One with You)
(Mountain View-Los Altos Union High School District) - People's Choice Award
10th Grade:
Audrey Jackson -
VOMIT (Mountain View-Los Altos Union High School District) - People’s Choice Award
Kiki Ecklund -
Sunset Dance (Mountain View-Los Altos Union High School District) - Honorable Mention
Sophia He -
Appreciating Diversity (East Side Union High School District) - Honorable Mention
11th Grade:
Gisella Lee - 장미 / 玫瑰 (Rose)
(Mountain View-Los Altos Union High School District) - People’s Choice Award
Randy Miranda Dominguez JR - Los Rebeldes (Mountain View-Los Altos Union High School District) - Honorable Mention
12th Grade:
Francisco Rodriguez -
China Town SF 2023
(Campbell Union High School District) - People’s Choice Award
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Theme - The Arts are culture!
This year’s artwork theme, ‘The Arts are culture!’, encourages youth to imagine, through the arts and creativity, a place of belonging and a valuing of diversity through cultural celebration and creative expression. Understanding, belonging, and empathy are important to thriving in a diverse, contemporary world. Artistic expression is a means for expressing ourselves, our values, and that expression contributes to the mosaic that is the rich ecosystem of Santa Clara County schools.
Key Dates
2023-24 YOUNG ARTISTS SHOWCASE SELECTION PROCESS:
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November 1, 2023 –
April 1, 2024 | Electronic submissions of PK-12th grade student artwork and media
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Week of April 8, 2024 | People's Choice Awards Adjudication
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May
13, 2024 | Online Student Art Gallery at
www.sccoe.org/arts/yas
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May 16, 2024 | Young Artists Virtual Showcase Celebration for all grades: 4:00 p.m.
Young Artist Showcase 2024 guidelines, worksheets, and submission forms can be found here:
www.sccoe.org/arts/yas
Please share this information with teachers, school site administrators, and other interested colleagues. For further details, please contact Sofia Fojas at
artspirationsocialmedia@sccoe.org or visit artspiration.sccoe.org
